Why should I quit smoking? Benefits • Reduce the risk of heart attacks and heart disease• Reduce the risk of strokes• Reduce the risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, and lungs• Moving will feel easier (greater exercise capacity)• Greater energy levels• Skin will look younger• Teeth will be whiter• Be a role model for …
What is a Perineal Massage? Perineal massage is a technique often used by the pregnant mother, or partner, to prep the pelvic floor for vaginal childbirth. It is the method of stretching and introducing pressure sensations to the perineum (birth passage usually stretched during the crowning stage of vaginal birth). The aim is to decrease …
Love your Body is a project started by Krishelle Greentree and 4 of her university friends studying Digital Marketing at CQUniversity. It was started as a university project, however from the chat we have had yesterday hopefully will work into a lot more than a 2 week brainstorming exercise. I think what is being created …
Vector Health Did you know that 43% of Australians, around 10million people are currently living with a neurological condition or injury? This could be spinal cord, brain injury, Parkinsons’, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Pain or a number of other conditions or injuries that affect the neurological system. A number of us at Vector Health have a …
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Are you looking to get into fitness in a fun, no-pressure environment? Or maybe you have been away from the gym for a while and aren’t quite sure how to get back into it? If this sounds like you, our women’s only group is perfect for you! Our women’s group is run by our team …
Are you pregnant? Wanting to continue or start exercising in a safe manner while prepping your body for birth? We can help! These classes are brilliant as you can exercise in a safe manner – especially if you have any pre-existing pains or discomforts that come along with being pregnant (lower back pain, thoracic pain, …
If hydrotherapy sounds like it may be of benefit to you, we would love to help! Get in touch with our team today to book an appointment in either Rockhampton or Yeppoon! Hydrotherapy, or aquatic physiotherapy, is a form of physiotherapy performed in either a heated or cold pool supervised by an experienced physiotherapist. It …
Exercise recommendations should be tailored to the individual’s abilities noting that specific exercise programming adaptations may be required for people with cancer based on disease and treatment-related adverse effects, anticipated disease trajectory and their health status. Accredited Exercise Physiologists and Physiotherapists are the most appropriate and qualified health professionals to be prescribing and administering exercise …
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A Physiotherapist can help with a broad range of pains you may experience as a woman! We are there through all the steps of life such as growing pains, pelvic pain and endometriosis. With pregnancy aches and pains and even needling to help with getting things moving with birth. Postnatal care with pelvic floor care, …
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The next round begins on the 4th of April! We are looking for mummas that are wanting to focus on themselves after birth and work on making themselves feel in charge of their new body. Focusing on the pelvic floor with exercises and breathing techniques. We work slowly up from lying, sitting and then standing …
Time would be one of the biggest universal barriers to consistent and regular participation in exercise based on my experience and reading a lot of studies that talk about barriers to exercise adherence, which is a fancy term for doing exercise regularly! Firstly, is there a best time to exercise? Well, it depends. Here is …
50, fit and fabulous. Does this exist? Well, like my mentor in Psychology used to say, “it depends.” It depends on what your view on fit and fabulous is of course! Fitness for an over 50’s age group is about more than how much can you bench press or how fast can you run 5km. …
